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ON PAGE 34 aspects. This route may not access to Gable’s many intimate and breathtaking paths nevertheless offer these climbs, the climbers us without the skills to tackle Nape’s Needle. For those of including the infamous paths leading to rock pitches, known, is criss-crossed with mountain, Gable, as it’s First World War. A climber’s Climbing Club who died in the members of the Fell and Rock bronze plaque commemorates the summit, where a 70kg it’s held may be found on of the affection with which quintessential fells: proof FEATURE

metres 120 0 km 40 0 80 0 0 0 one of Lakeland’s Great is Gable JAMES DEBOO CHOSEN BY… 15 u Distance: 7 miles/11km u 7 miles/11km Distance: 2 GABLE GIRDLE 4

6 won’t feel you’ve missed out. with its glittering tarn, you begin the descent to Sty Head, you reach Windy and Gap reach the summit – but once 1 fording a stream S of Lower Sty Head. A rocky section wall then continue 1km to Traverse hillside to gate in fork L before sheepfold. 300m. Cross a stream then following Beck for over Beck then keep Gable R, kissing gate. Cross footbridge Trod – between walls to track – known as Moses’ through gate go R. Follow L, following ‘Path’ signs, then 2 miles’. At Burnthwaite keep car park, signposted ‘Sty Head GR ADIENT PROFILE Bridleway leads NE from Start Time: 3½-4 hours u hours 3½-4 Time:

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JAMES DEBOO JAMES PHOTO: 14 Lake District West Harvey Superwalker OL6; Landranger 89; Maps OS Explorer OL4, None to start Public None on route Public Head Inn Refreshments Nearest PLANNING Stiles None can do that but if you can do this you exposed as Striding Edge heights. It’s not as those without a head for scree which may unsettle and a crossing of loose paths, gentle scrambling (800m) of ascent, narrow walk, with nearly 2600ft is a serious mountain Is it for me? This NY186084, CA20 1EX Village Green; grid ref parking at Wasdale Head Start/parking Free ROUTE PLAN YOUR WALK transport toilets 16 town

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NORTH WEST ✁ track, to first pass the site of a in the trail you depart the rail disused railway line. At a fork Trans-Pennine Trail along a up with a section of the estate grounds, you connect serpentine lakes. Leaving the through Cusworth Park to the From the hall you descend museum (admission free). to the town’s social history by Doncaster Council, is home the hall, owned and managed for over 200 years, nowadays to the Battie-Wrightson family wider Don Valley. Country seat across open parkland and the offers an expansive panorama limestone ridge, Cusworth Hall metres km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 Set high on a Set high on a BURKINSHAW CAROL CHOSEN BY… 16 u Distance: 7¾ miles/ 12.5km u 12.5km miles/ 7¾ Distance: 2 CUSWORTH PARK SOUTH YORKSHIRE 4

6 1 of Middle Lake. and continue along shoreline to loop around Upper Lake of lakes. Go R at junction descending to park’s trio Walk’, and branch first R direction, signed ‘Shrubbery Cusworth Hall. Maintain swing L to walk in front of stay ahead at crossroads, and rear of car park, fork R in 10m, returns you to Cusworth. locally as Roman Ridge, Roman Ermine Street, known country house. A stretch of the by their former Woodlands ornamental lakes overlooked along the shoreline of two Langthwaite, and then walk motte and bailey castle at GR ADIENT PROFILE From ‘tearoom’ signpost at Start 8

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CAROL BURKINSHAW CAROL PHOTO: 14 Landranger 111 Maps OS Explorer 279; is close to route and Bentley rail station Park Road in Cusworth, serves nearby Kempton Doncaster-Scawsby (First) None to start, but bus 41 Public coach house (rear of hall) Hall former stable and Public Woodland just off route plus Highwayman pub at coach house (rear of hall), Hall former stable and Refreshments Cusworth Nearest PLANNING Stiles None and fields Trail, former Roman road parkland, Trans-Pennine on good tracks/paths – Is it for me? Mainly level 7TU, grid ref SE544039 Back Lane, Cusworth, DN5 Hall Museum car park, Start/parking Cusworth ROUTE PLAN YOUR WALK transport toilets Cusworth 16 town Doncaster

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SOUTH YORKSHIRE PARK CUSWORTH 3¾ miles/6km and A638, below Pass 4½ miles/7.24km 4½ miles/7.24km turn L junction large At 2½ miles/4km 2½ miles/4km road L along next Turn ¾ mile/1.2km end of Middle Lake far At OS Explorer map 279 u u 2 3 4 5 in 15m branch R to hug fishing R to in 15m branch Park. Woodlands through lake and lake, end of first R at Turn pool then L beside second house. country former towards side of this strip Nearing far two ahead at keep of water signed crossroads, consecutive path Ignore Ridge. Roman In quick T-junction. next L to turn L between succession, triangular bear R at boulders, forwards and keep junction with walk to crossroads at and small pond L.allotments later cross minor road. minor road. cross later L at junction and curve R to R to and curve junction L at Walk post. intersection/marker for signpost R beside hedge to Divert Trail. Cycle Cusworth R, sports ground L along trail, When A638. below walk to on R go under merges trail and bridge, another road (information board), turn board), (information Bear house. soon pass R to (before railway line), and take and take line), railway (before R, signed Woodlands. first at direction Maintain soon join track to roundabout bends alongside housing. Track residences from R away first of motte and then L near site castle. and bailey 16

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